Batu (given name)

{{Wiktionary|Batu}}

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| name = Batu

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| gender = Male

| meaning = Turkic: Prevailing, Preponderant
Mongolian: firm/stable
Malay and Bahasa Indonesia: rock, stone or boulder
Atayal: egg

| region = Asia

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| origin = Turkic, Mongolian, Malay, Bahasa Indonesia and Formosan: Atayal, Bunun, Kavalan, Thao, Truku

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| related names = Batuhan, Batıkan, Baturay

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Batu is a common masculine Central Asian name.

In Turkish, "Batu" means "Prevailing", and/or "Preponderant". It also connotes "The West" since "Batu" resembles the word "Batı" which means "west" in Turkish.

In Mongolian, "Batu" means firm/stable.

In Malay and Bahasa Indonesia, "Batu" means rock, stone or boulder.

In Atayal, "Batu" means egg.